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Saturday, December 8, 2012 – Daily News 5A Agriculture farm Farm Bureau earns honor Outstanding work on behalf of family farmers and ranchers earned recognition for county Farm Bureaus across California during a ceremony last night at the California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting in Pasadena. Among the 15 farm bureaus honored with County Activities of Excellence Awards were Tehama County joined by Colusa, El Dorado, Imperial, Madera, Mendocino, Merced, San Bernardino, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Ventura and Yuba-Sutter. Mudd graduates with farm leadership class Mudd earns recognition Ten Farm Bureau members from throughout California, including Sam Mudd of Red Bluff, have earned recognition for completing a year of intensive training in the Leadership Farm Bureau program. Mudd is co-owner of Ag-Land Investment Brokers a walnut grower and president of the Tehama County Farm Bureau. The Leadership Farm Bureau Class of 2012 graduated during an event held at the Pasadena Convention Center Monday during the 94th California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. "The Leadership Farm Bureau program has served as a foundation for many of our organization's leaders," CFBF President Paul Wenger said. "I want to congratulate these individuals on their hard work and dedication. I look forward to watching them take their experiences and new knowledge back to their communities and make a difference for California's farming and ranching community." The graduates completed 250 hours of specialized training focused on leadership skills and current affairs, plus insight into how Farm Bureau operates and its priorities in working to protect family farms and ranches. The 2012 class marks the 13th group of leaders to complete the Leadership Farm Bureau program since it began in 2000. For more information, see www.cfbf.com/lfb/. The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 74,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members. & ranch National Finals Rodeo The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas started Thursday night for a ten day run. During that time many Tehama Co. residents will be attending the performances, while others like me will be watching on television each night. 7 p.m. Pacific Time, on Dish channel 167 or DirecTV channel 326. Then it is rerun at 10 p.m, and at 1:30 p.m. the following day. I had to get the choice extra package in order to watch it on DirecTV. I was disappointed that we didn't see the grand Courtesy photo entry, and the other little Tehama County Cattlemen and CattleWomen plan and set up the room for things from past NFR's since they had three to four the annual winter dinner. Relaxing after the tables were set with placemats, minutes of commercials cups and silverware were Steve Zane, 2013 TCCA president, Fred Hamilton, past president, Chris Marenco, 2012 TCCA president, Joyce Bundy, TCCW during each break. Growney Rodeo Co. had past president, and Jerry Hemsted past president. Raggety Ann out in bareWoolery, 2001 Elwin *** My family home was backs with Brian Bain, Cul- built on an Indian mound The Tehama County Roney, 2000 Dusty de ver, OR and Gypsy Soul in and has never flooded when Cattlemen and Cattle- Braga. saddle broncs for Cody Salt Creek overflows in the Women Winter Dinner and The first honoree was Taton, Corona, NM on 83 years since it was built. Scholarship Auction will Ellington Peek in 1973, Thurs. night. J W Harris, The water came between be held Saturday, Jan. 5 at followed by Darrell Mullin, TX drew Four Star the house and barn until a the Tehama District Fair- Conard, Lyman Willard, Rodeo's Stink Eye in bull levee was built between the ground starting at 6 p.m. Jack Owens, Jim Froome, riding to win the round with two. The pastures and grain Tickets at $ 25 for the Andy Giambroni, Angelo a 90.5 score. fields are under water until Prime Rib dinner are avail- Mendonca. *** In 1980 it was George able at these Red Bluff it recedes. A small group of local Robert Minch men- locations. Hawes Ranch & Wiswall, Curtiss Wetter, cattle ranchers attended the tioned that when he built his Farm Supply, The Loft, Bill Owens, Abner California Beef Council home near Salt Creek, that Walco, Red Bluff Bull & McKenzie, Ron Knight, C. open session when staff pre- Bob Crowder had told him Gelding Sale, Farm Credit, Roy Carmichael, Arlo sented program updates on to build on an Indian mound Crossroads Feed. In Cot- Stroing, Jack Alford, Bill activities in retail, foodser- since they don't flood. tonwood, Shasta Farm & Borror, Jerry Hemsted. vice, consumer 1990 John Deming, Part of the rea- Equipment. Rabobank and relations and proson the creek was Premier West Bank in Red Bob Kerstiens, Ralph motions. Owens, Norman Elston, so high is because Bluff and Corning. Bill Dale, The Cattleman of the Jim Edwards, Dick O'Sulthe creek beds are Executive Direcno longer cleared Year will be announced livan, Jim Owens, Curtis tor of CBC told of trees and during the dinner by past Knox, Al Marenco, Craig us they meet debris that are in TCCA presidents Dick Owens. twice a year, with The 18th annual JP the stream beds. O'Sullivan, Jerry Hemsted 42 members. Ranch Rodeo, Friday Jan. My father with and Wally Roney. There are repreIn 2012 John Growney 18 and Saturday Jan. 19, Uncle Chester sentative dairy, and Uncle Orie was recognized for his pro- has donated ten full passes feeder, range, used to hire a motion of Red Bluff and for the Scholarship Aucpacker/processor caterpillar to Tehama County. 2011 it tion. 26 three man teams members and Jean remove the drift was Bill Barton, 2010 will be competing in ranch two public memand debris so the Richard Buchner, 2009 hand bronc riding, ranch bers. water would not Gary Durden, 2008 Andy horse class, calf branding, *** Peek, 2007 Ron Anderson, dally calf roping, ranch be stopped. We had 6 You can see 2006 Jean Barton and Joan doctoring, ranch sorting inches of rain in the 8 days where the cottonwood Hemsted. and herd counting. in this last storm. The creeks trees in the creek bed north 2005 John Owens, 2004 Jean Barton can be rose and washed out the of the highway bridge are Leland Davis, 2003 Lou at new water gap on Seven causing the water to erode Bosetti, Marvin Locke, reached Mile Creek. Bob Douglas, 2002 Vic jbarton2013@gmail.com. the stream bank. Barton Nearly two-thirds of farms report labor shortages Nearly two-thirds of farmers who responded to a survey by the California Farm Bureau Federation said they experienced challenges finding enough employees to help tend and harvest crops in 2012. Farm Bureau today released the results of the online survey, which included responses from nearly 800 of its members about their experience during the harvest season. "Throughout the year and throughout the state, we heard personal accounts from farmers who struggled to find enough people to work on their farms. We wanted to find out more about the extent of the problem," California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. "Employee shortages were widespread among farmers who responded to the survey, and they reacted by taking a number of steps to cope with the problem." The voluntary survey brought responses from farm employers across the state who grow a variety of crops, including both laborintensive crops and those that do not require significant employee inputs. Questions included whether or not farmers had seen a shortage of on-farm employees and if so, what sorts of actions they had taken as a result. Survey highlights included: • Sixty-one percent of total respondents said they experienced worker shortages of varying degrees. • Among responding farmers who grow laborintensive crops—tree fruits, vegetables, table grapes, raisins and berries—71 percent reported employee shortages. • To deal with workforce shortages, farmers offered higher wages, delayed pruning and harvesting, used mechanization if possible, or did not harvest some of their crop. • Although widespread crop losses did not occur in 2012, 19 percent of farmers responding to the survey reported planting fewer acres, not harvesting a portion of their crop or giving up leased land because of a lack of available harvest help. The "Through this survey, California farmers have given us a glimpse into what may happen if current trends continue," Wenger said. "Without the creation of a secure, effective program that allows people from foreign countries to work legally in the United States to harvest crops, we could see continuing or worsening problems, especially for small or midsized farms." The Farm Bureau report notes that farmers have been forthright about the fact that they rely on a largely immigrant workforce, and that efforts to hire U.S.-born employees on farms have been mostly unsuccessful, even during the deepest part of the recent recession. Wenger said agricultural organizations have been among the leading proponents for reform of immigration law that would allow foreign residents with secure identification to continue to work in agriculture or to enter the U.S. legally for that purpose. 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